The teams combined for three goals in the first 10 minutes of
the game, and all four goals were scored in the first 35 minutes of
the 65-minute affair. Helgesson made 11 saves in both the
second and third periods and six more in overtime as he improved
his saves percentage to .921 and his goals against average to 2.81.

PSU got on the board first when freshman Chris
Cadieux (Nashua, N.H.) tallied a power play goal at 1:55
of the first period, with assists from juniors Dennis
Kane (Westford, Mass.) and Rory Nickerson
(West Chatham, Mass.).

Salve tied it up at the 9:06 mark of the first on a goal by
junior Joe Piekos (Medford, Mass.), with assists from senior Geno
Binda (South Boston, Mass.) and junior Lachlan Burgess (Hanson,
Mass.). The Panthers regained the lead a minute and a half
later as sophomore Steve Milley (Sudbury, Mass.)
tallied his first career goal from sophomore Jay
Londer (Philadelphia, Pa.).

The visitors tied things up again with five minutes left in the
second period when senior Chris Holt (South Boston, Mass.) scored
from classmate Adam Asselin (Auburn, Maine) and sophomore Travis
Hampton (Billings, Mont.).

That turned out to be all the scoring in the game. The
Seahawks had a couple of excellent chances in the overtime period,
but couldn't finish off the Panthers.

Salve Regina had a 37-24 advantage in shots on goal.
Junior goalie Mike O'Brien (Beverly, Mass.) made 22 saves for the
Seahawks.

Plymouth State, 2-4-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the conference, plays
a non-conference game Wednesday at Trinity College (7:30
p.m.). Salve, 3-4-1 overall and 1-0-1 in the Northeast, hosts
Suffolk Wednesday in a conference match-up.